Online Advanced Course on
Retrofitting of distressed
Prestressed Concrete (PSC)
members by external post-tensioning
(RETROPEP 2021)
13-14 December 2021
(Time: 10.00 am to 05.00 pm)
Organised by
CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre
CSIR Campus, Taramani,
Chennai – 600 113, India
Course contents
The course has been planned to provide knowledge to the
civil and bridge engineers regarding causes and results of
distress in concrete bridges and retrofitting of distressed PSC
members by external post-tensioning.
Background
There are large number of existing concrete PSC structures
especially bridges, which are distressed due to various
reasons namely, ageing, loss of prestress, corrosion of
tendons, increase in traffic volume etc. These distresses
reduce the load carrying capacity and stiffness of members
and that of structure. They are being assessed through SHM,
NDT techniques. Durability aspects of concrete and steel are
monitored. In addition, performance evaluation of existing
structures and bridges reveals that regular inspection and
maintenance of bridges, and bridge management system are
very important. External post-tensioning or external
prestressing is a popular technique which is being adopted
for retrofitting of existing bridges successfully for decades.
However, the behavior of such bridges after retrofitting
(post-retrofitting behaviour) needs to be understood in
detail.
CSIR-SERC
CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-
SERC), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is a constituent
laboratory of CSIR, devoted to R & D in Structural
Engineering. CSIR-SERC has state of art test facilities to
perform advance research on seismic resistant structures,
wind engineering, repair and retrofitting of structures,
fatigue and fracture behavior, transmission line towers,
structural health monitoring of bridges and NDT
techniques.
Objectives
The course is intended to offer exposure on recent
developments in full scale testing, structural health
monitoring, performance evaluation, durability aspects,
diagnosis, and retrofitting of PSC members by external post-
tensioning.
Fees
Rs. 1000/- per participant inclusive of GST for Indian
participants and $25 for foreign delegates. Participation
certificates shall be provided to all the registered
participants. The brochure and details of the course can be
downloaded from the CSIR-SERC website
https://serc.res.in/
Registration
Course registration can be completed through online by
using the following link:
(http://forms.serc.res.in/view.php?id=33087 ).
Please select the indented course, fill all the particulars and
pay the registration fee by clicking the SBI collect in the
registration form.
Requirements for the online mode
Desktop/Laptop/smartphone with good internet speed and
sufficient data pack. A web link will be sent to the registered
participants for joining the course.
For further details, please contact
Dr R Manisekar,
Course Coordinator (RETROPEP 2021)
CSIR- Structural Engineering Research Centre
CSIR Campus, Taramani, Chennai-600113
Tel: +91-44-2254 9173 / Fax: +91-44-22541508
e-mail: mani@serc.res.in; Mobile:9445351538